Display stand for doors and similar articles



Nov, 26, 1929.

DISPLAY STAND FOR DOORS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES A. LOBBAN 1,736,828

Filed Feb. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. l .HZZaVT kfizan/ b BY A TTORNE Y.

Nov. 26, 1929. A. LOBBAN DISPLAY STAND FO DOORS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES Filed Feb. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v 4475521 Jazz A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. 26, 1929 I 1,735,828

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT LOIBBAN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN DISPLAY STAND FOR DOORS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES Application filed February 20, 1928. Serial No. 255,512.

This invention relates to display stands for each vertical portion 1 and is U shaped in doors and similar articles and the object of form and engages over the edge of the door. the invention is to provide a display stand These brackets each accommodate a door which will accommodate several doors and of certain thickness and are made so as to 6 in which each door may be individually fit tightly over the edge of a door of this 55 turned to display both sides of the door. thickness. The horizontal portion of each Another object of the invention is to prosupportingmember is provided with a brackvide a series of door supporting members et 7 similar to the bracket 6 on the respective hinged together and provided with casters supporting member and arranged to engage 10 so that the entire display stand including the bottom edge of a door positioned there- 60 the doors carried thereby may be moved as in. Each supporting member is provided a unit and any supporting member and door with a pair of casters 8 so that it may be carried thereby may be turned in relation to moved independently of the other supportthe other members. ing members when swung to display the doors Another object of the invention is to proand by means of these casters the entire dis- 65 vide a display stand of the character deplay stand may be'moved about on the floor scribed in which a series of doors may be while the individual supporting members may readily mounted for display purposes so that be swung out fan shape to display the difeach door may be turned individually in referent doors as will be understood from Figs.

spect to the remainder of the display stand. 1 and 5. By means of the two casters on each 70 These objects and the several novel fea-.v supporting member the device is supported tures of the invention are hereinafter more to prevent its tipping in both the closed and fully described and claimed and the preferred open positions or any intermediate position form of construction by which these objects therebetween. The supporting members are are attained is shown inthe accompanying of different thicknesses and are adapted to 75 drawings in which support doors of different thicknesses and Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display the brackets 6 and 7 support the doors at stand embodying my invention and showing the top and bottom while the brackets 4: supa door mounted therein. port the inner corner of the door and prevent Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the dis it from rocking in the brackets 6 and 7. This 53 play stand folded to its smallest size. device may befolded as shown in igs. 2 Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the display and 4 with the doors supported therein and stand in the folded position. set out of the way in a corner but may be w Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof. easily moved out and opened to display the M i Fig. 5 is a plan View showing the display doors. By this arrangement the device takes w members spread apart. up very little room when not in use and is p horizontal portion 3 of each supporting mem- Having thus fully described my invention, q

The device as shown in Fig. 1 comprises ready for instant use whenever desired. a series of L shaped supporting members 1. From the foregoing description it becomes As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, each of these evidentthat the device 1s very simple and efp supporting members are hinged together by ficient 1n operatlon, will not easily get out means of hinges 2 and the supporting memof order, may be easlly moved about and bers are of different thicknesses to accommoprovides a device which accomplishes the obdate doors of different thicknesses. The jects described.

her is secured to the vertical portion and is its utility and mode of operation, what I also connected therewith by two brackets 4 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent secured on opposite sides of the supporting of the United States 1s member and between which the lower corner 1. In a display stand for doors. and similar of the door 5 is positioned as shown in Fig. 1. articles, a series of supporting members each A bracket 6 is secured to the upper end of having a vertical portion and a horizontal m0 portion, the vertical portions of the several supporting members being hingedly connected together, each horizontal portion being provided with a pair of supporting casters, a pair of brackets connecting the vertical portion of each supporting member with the horizontal portion, the angle brackets being spaced apart and providing a space in which one corner of a door is adapted to be positioned, a bracket on the end of the horizontal portion adapted to engage the lower horizontal edge of the door and a bracket on the vertical portion adapted to engage one vertical edge of the door. r

2. In a display stand for doors and similar articles, a series of supporting members each, having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the vertical portionsof the several supporting members. being hingedly connected together, each horizontal portion being provided with a caster at each end on bracket at the top of the vertical portion and which the respective supporting member is supported, a pair of brackets on each side of the supporting member connecting the vertical and horizontal portions and adapted to receive the corner of a door therebetween, a

a bracket at the outer end of the horizontal portion, the said brackets being adapted to engage over the edges of a door.

tion.

ALBERT LOBBAN.

3. In a display stand for doors and similar articles, a series of L shaped supporting members each consisting of avertical and a horizontal portion connected together, a bracket secured to each side and extending across the corner of the supporting members. and providing a space in which the corner of a door is adapted to be positioned, a bracket onthe horizontal portion adapted .to engage over'the lower edge of a door, and a bracket on the vertical portion adapted to engage over the vertical side of a door, the vertical portions of the several supporting members being 7 hingedly connected to swing on their vertical axes. v p

4. In a display stand for doors and similar articles, a series of supporting members ineach of which a door is adapted to be removably mounted, the supporting members having a vertical portion beingeach hingedly connected one to the other successively, antitriction means supporting each supporting member and allowing the supporting mem bers to be turned on their hinges in relation to each other and allowing the entire display stand and doors carried thereby to'be moved about as. a unit.

5. A display stand for doors and similar articles, comprising a series of more than two supporting members eachconsisting of a vertical and a horizontal member at substantially a right angle one to the other, antifriction means on the horizontal member supporting the same on a floor surface, the vertical members being hingedly secured one to 

